News and Updates
Friends of LLELA Quarterly Meeting: native habitats, book review, LBJ National Grasslands
Friends of LLELA May 2025 Quarterly Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Doors open for meet & greet at 6:00 pm Meeting from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Lewisville Thrive: Dogwood Room 3 — 1950 S Valley Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75067 – Google maps The Friends of LLELA welcomes all residents from Lewisville and the surrounding areas to our
Mini Sit Birdwatching Fundraiser — May 3 Sat
Friends of LLELA Birdwatching Mini Sit Fundraiser LLELA 201 E. Jones St. Lewisville [Entrance at Jones and Kealy only; not accessible from Hwy 121 via Fish Hatchery Rd] May 3 Saturday — 5:30 am to noon Friends of LLELA Mini Sit Birdwatching Fundraiaer May 3, 2025 ~ 5:30 am to noon. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area — LLELA
BBQ & Bluegrass fundraiser — May 17 Sat
Friends of LLELA Annual BBQ & Bluegrass Fundraiser May 17, 2025 – 5:30 to 8:00 pm Lewisville’s Thrive Center 1950 South Valley Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75057 A delightful evening under the stars: Doors open at 5:30 with dinner served at 6:00 and festivities wrapping up at 8:00 Dig into all-you-can-eat BBQ (two meats), two
Full Circle Race — great fun in the LLELA landscape
Perspective Pacing put on a great Full Circle Race at LLELA earlier in April. Over 125 racers participated, from a Youth Trail Run to a grueling marathon. Runners zoomed through LLELA’s deep forests with wildlife, open prairies with wildflowers, and mysterious wetlands with exotic birds. The racers return this fall for the Camino De Los
Come enjoy a run through nature at Friend’s of LLELA’s Full Circle Trail Run — April 12 Sat
LLELA FULL CIRCLE TRAIL RUN Saturday, April 12 from 7:30 to 10 am Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA, lee-lah) 201 E Jones St, Lewisville, TX 75057 LLELA Full CIrcle Trail Run is Friends of LLELA‘s biggest live fundraiser of the year — please join us! Race entry fees help support LLELA’s habitat and wildlife
First 2025 Friends of LLELA general meeting was great success!
The turnout for our first 2025 Friends of LLELA general meeting was fabulous — we filled the room at Thrive and then some! Of course, we had a great draw — author/playwright/actor David Marquis, reading from his books The River Always Wins and The River of Goodness. Mesmerizing! More on his books here. Amy Martin
Friends of LLELA Lecture Series presents “Stay Safe on the Trails”
Friends of LLELA Lecture Series presents “Stay Safe on the Trails” Saturday, March 22 – 10 am to 12 pm LLELA Classroom: Take the first right after the gatehouse to the parking lot where the Blackjack Trailhead, greenhouse, and little buildings are. Look for the building with sunflowers on the front and a Sun and a
Friends of LLELA Members-Only Field Trip to Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
Friends of LLELA Members-Only Field Trip to Blackland Prairie Raptor Center Saturday, April 26 8:30 AM – Meet at Blackjack/Visitors Center Parking Lot to carpool Return by 1:00 PM Meet at : 500 E. Jones Street Lewisville TX 75057 Travel to: 1625 Brockdale Park Rd, Lucas, TX This Friends of LLELA Members Field Trips
Friends of LLELA Membership 2025
Become a Friends of LLELA member today for only $25! Your $25 annual membership directly advances the Friends of LLELA’s Mission to support LLELA through hosting community events, funding research and restoration projects, and raising awareness of LLELA as an asset to the community. Join here! Additionally, membership earns you a members-only invitation to
And a River Runs Through LLELA: The metaphors of rivers with David Marquis – Tue, Feb 11
And a River Runs Through LLELA: The metaphors of rivers with David Marquis Friends of LLELA winter meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Doors open for meet & greet 6 pm; Meeting from 6:30 to 8 pm Lewisville Thrive: Dogwood Room 1950 S Valley Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75067 Free and open to everyone from Lewisville